whirl

  1. Verb.  (intransitive) To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.
  2. Verb.  (intransitive) To have a sensation of spinning or reeling.
  3. Verb.  (transitive) To make something or someone whirl.
  4. Noun.  An act of whirling.
  5. Noun.  Something that whirls.
  6. Noun.  A confused tumult.
  7. Noun.  A rapid series of events.
  8. Noun.  Dizziness or giddiness.
  9. Noun.  (italbrac, usually following “give”) A brief experiment or trial.

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